14 November 2022
This week's additions focus on founder stories, strategy, and mindset, with new digests from Lenny's Podcast Product Career Growth, TK Kader, and Dr. Grace Lee. Highlights include Why prioritization alone creates 5x more impact than raw talent Referrals close 69% faster and convert at 70% higher rates.
Showing 30 digests for 14 November 2022.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Dr. Sue Johnson on emotionally focused therapy and lasting relationships
The Daily Stoic
November 16, 2022
Resilience & grit
9
Identity & self-belief
8
Communication
6
Suppressing emotions delays the explosion — lasting regulation means befriending them first.
Most relationship conflict is about fear of not mattering, not the stated issue.
Secure attachment in leaders produces more cohesive, resilient, lower-burnout teams.
Founder interviews
YouTube
SmartSuite hierarchy explained: solutions, apps, and records
Layla at ProcessDriven
November 16, 2022
Founder interviews
10
Bootstrapping
7
Product-market fit
6
A solution is a Ziploc bag; apps are the papers inside it.
Views let you filter and highlight records without touching the data.
My Work aggregates all your assigned records across every solution.
Qualcomm: how CDMA patents built a wireless monopoly
Acquired
November 15, 2022
Case studies
10
Business models
7
Bootstrapping
5
Hedy Lamarr's WWII torpedo patent became the seed of modern wireless
Qualcomm patented CDMA in 1986, years before any carrier adopted it
Licensing fees on every smartphone sold remain the real profit engine
Phil Knight on building Nike's brand through identity and authenticity
Masters of Scale
November 15, 2022
Origin stories
9
Branding
7
Pivoting
5
Why the best sales pitch is one where the idea sells itself
How a near-fatal split from Onitsuka forced Nike to build its own brand
Kaepernick, banned Jordans, Beatles lawsuits: controversy as deliberate strategy
CloudForecast's plateau: flat revenue, team churn, and the path back
Startups For the Rest of Us
November 15, 2022
Case studies
9
Bootstrapping
6
Resilience & grit
5
First revenue plateau nearly broke morale — enterprise deals saved it
A failed full-time hire taught more than any agency ever could
Luck surface area: why showing up beats calculating ROI
Business operating systems
YouTube
How Boost Profits built a working visionary-integrator structure with two founders
EOS Worldwide
November 15, 2022
Business operating systems
9
Hiring & recruitment
7
Management
6
Two visionaries cannot share one seat — only one can own it
A rigorous hiring process beats gut instinct, even for known candidates
Clarity of accountability at the top cascades to every team layer
Six things to know before creating an online course
Sunny Lenarduzzi
November 15, 2022
Business models
9
MVP & prototyping
8
Niche selection
7
People pay for transformation, not information — build accordingly
A $2,000 course needs 5 clients/month; a $49 course needs 205
Validate demand with real interviews before writing a single lesson
How adoption benefits work and why employers should offer them
HR Party of One
November 15, 2022
Culture building
8
Outsourcing & delegation
5
FMLA requires 12 weeks unpaid leave — but unpaid is just the floor
Reimbursements up to $5,000 cover fees, travel, and legal costs
Adoption benefits strengthen DE&I and improve recruitment at low cost
How to choose a copywriting framework and beat blank page syndrome
Joanna Wiebe
November 15, 2022
Copywriting
10
Customer discovery
6
Two frameworks — PAS and DOS — handle 90% of copy situations
Skipping problem agitation and jumping to solution kills conversions
Your prospects' own words tell you which framework to pick
Deep work & focus
Podcast
Why silence is essential for health, creativity, and deep work
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
November 14, 2022
Deep work & focus
9
Productivity & habits
6
Processes & SOPs
5
Silence grows brain cells — more than music or white noise.
Noise is society's most celebrated addiction, by economic design.
Taking your to-do list on a hike can erase five months of work.
Amazon SEO: six listing optimisations to rank higher
Neil Patel
November 14, 2022
SEO
9
Copywriting
7
Conversion rate optimisation
5
Amazon ranks listings that sell more — algorithm and incentives aligned
Category-specific title formulas from Amazon outperform generic ones
Reviews compound: more reviews drive sales, which drive higher rankings
Founder interviews
YouTube
What billionaire founders really think about money, regret, and success
Noah Kagan
November 14, 2022
Founder interviews
10
Exit strategy
6
Resilience & grit
5
The exit brought relief — but lifestyle barely changed after millions arrived
Deepest regrets were relational: not enough thank-yous to the people who built it
Real success is your adult kids choosing to spend time with you
Three Steps to $1M ARR: The Stair-Step Method
Rob Walling
November 14, 2022
Business models
9
MVP & prototyping
6
Start with a simple ecosystem add-on to build skills cheaply.
Stack multiple products until revenue replaces your day job.
Enter SaaS only after gaining experience, cash, and confidence.
Hiring & recruitment
YouTube
How to hire the right person next in your business
Dan Martell
November 14, 2022
Hire to buy back your time, not to add capacity.
Score role options on money, time saved, and affordability.
Document the first two weeks before making any offer.
Deep work & focus
Podcast
What hunter-gatherers reveal about why modern work feels broken
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
November 14, 2022
Deep work & focus
10
Productivity & habits
9
Processes & SOPs
6
Three specific mismatches between our Paleolithic wiring and knowledge work explain burnout
Teenage smartphone bans work — students report relief within weeks, not months
Perfectionism on the wrong tasks actively harms your career trajectory